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Pregnant women who consume high levels of dietary fiber during the first trimester may have a lessened risk of preeclampsia. Researchers say there is no detriment to eating more fiber while pregnant and suggest that women increase their intake.

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A new study found a 60% increased risk for women who took aspirin regularly for more than 10 years and an 80% increased risk for women who used acetaminophen regularly for a decade. Women who began regular aspirin use in the past five years, however, had a 40% reduced risk of ovarian cancer. The researchers concluded OTC aspirin, ibuprofen and other NSAIDs do not appear to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer.

Scientists at the Scripps Translational Science Institute in La Jolla, Calif., are working on a project that aims to sequence 100 genes of 1,000 people age 80 or older who are not on medication and have not suffered severe diseases. Researchers will focus on genes previously associated with longevity and health, as well as on genetic mutations that protect people from age-related illnesses.

A new White House report written by the Environmental Protection Agency finds the health and welfare of all Americans will be adversely affected by global warming, but that the poor, the elderly and children will suffer most. The report predicts worsening heat, drought, flooding and poor air quality, as well as an increase in diseases caused by tainted food, bad water and insects.

Postmenopausal women who get nine or more hours of sleep a night may have a 60% to 70% higher risk of stroke than women who get about seven hours of sleep every night. Researchers are unsure whether the findings also apply to younger women and men.

States would see millions of dollars in health care cost savings for each $10 spent on community wellness and disease prevention, according to a new report from the nonprofit Trust for America's Health. The report says diabetes and high blood pressure rates could go down by 5% in two years and rates of arthritis and some cancers could drop within 10 to 20 years.